Hot Toys - MMS196 - The Avengers: Battle Damaged Mark VII (Movie Promo Edition)

[Jeff12burq]

Scalping charges that one buys a product with the significant majority, if not entirety, of her motivation in doing so as being the intent to sell the product for more money than was required for her, herself, to purchase it.

So if you ("you," meaning someone in general) buy this Mark VII on behalf of someone in a market that will not be receiving a batch of these figures, then rock on; you have done a kind deed for a stranger.

If you buy this Mark VII on behalf of someone in a market that will not be receiving a batch of these figures, and then sell it to that person for profit, then you have done a kind deed in the eyes of the buyer, but you have scalped the person, nonetheless.

Geographical exclusion has nothing to do with the decision to sell an item for more than what you paid for it. A buyer might be grateful for the opportunity to be scalped, but the person is still being scalped. 'Guess consumerism is kinda similar to Stockholm Syndrome in that regard.

Thank you for your great photos, by the way, reuters!

Very interesting. And very well explained.

 

[ST1138]

I love how these "scalper" witch-hunt discussions always come up in the "Limited Edition" or "Exclusive Version" figure threads.

I do more reading than posting in these forums, but I just find it funny that there is always this ongoing debate about what's scalping, who's a scalper, why scalping is wrong, the moral injustice of scalping or selling an item for more than you paid, what are considered moral grounds for selling an item for more than you paid etc. etc.

Does no one in here ever buy stocks, or make investments or do anything where they are trying to make money, or buy low to sell high? Whether it's toys, commodities (gold, silver, oil), stocks, bonds or whatever...this is what an open market is. What someone does with a limited figure, or any item for that matter after they themselves have purchased it, is their business.....plain and simple. No one is forcing anyone to purchase a figure for $500 regardless of what the starting price was. If you want a figure badly enough for $500 then pay it. If you don't, then don't pay it.

I realize we're all collectors here at some level (or most of us anyway), but there are ebbs and flows in this hobby. For example, I recently got laid off so I'm forced to make some tough decisions on my collection right now and am in the process of selling pieces of my collection that I didn't think I'd have to ever sell. Am I trying to get as much as I can for the items? Darn right I am. Perhaps I'll make some money on some items, and some I won't...but I'll tell you that I want to get as much as possible for what I do have to sell, just because of the situation I'm in. If that makes me a scalper, then I guess I'm a scalper. But, even if people buy an item for the sole purpose of reselling right away, or down the road, that is their perogative.

Again, an open market is an open market and markets exist when people want to exchange goods and services for money and vice/versa.

Having said all that and back to the figure itself, I think the Battle Damaged one looks great and I'll be interested to see what the retail price on this is once it goes up for PO.

 

[hokietwo]

I love how these "scalper" witch-hunt discussions always come up in the "Limited Edition" or "Exclusive Version" figure threads.

I do more reading than posting in these forums, but I just find it funny that there is always this ongoing debate about what's scalping, who's a scalper, why scalping is wrong, the moral injustice of scalping or selling an item for more than you paid, what are considered moral grounds for selling an item for more than you paid etc. etc.

Does no one in here ever buy stocks, or make investments or do anything where they are trying to make money, or buy low to sell high? Whether it's toys, commodities (gold, silver, oil), stocks, bonds or whatever...this is what an open market is. What someone does with a limited figure, or any item for that matter after they themselves have purchased it, is their business.....plain and simple. No one is forcing anyone to purchase a figure for $500 regardless of what the starting price was. If you want a figure badly enough for $500 then pay it. If you don't, then don't pay it.

I realize we're all collectors here at some level (or most of us anyway), but there are ebbs and flows in this hobby. For example, I recently got laid off so I'm forced to make some tough decisions on my collection right now and am in the process of selling pieces of my collection that I didn't think I'd have to ever sell. Am I trying to get as much as I can for the items? Darn right I am. Perhaps I'll make some money on some items, and some I won't...but I'll tell you that I want to get as much as possible for what I do have to sell, just because of the situation I'm in. If that makes me a scalper, then I guess I'm a scalper. But, even if people buy an item for the sole purpose of reselling right away, or down the road, that is their perogative.

Again, an open market is an open market and markets exist when people want to exchange goods and services for money and vice/versa.

Having said all that and back to the figure itself, I think the Battle Damaged one looks great and I'll be interested to see what the retail price on this is once it goes up for PO.

My goodness, this is the best post I have read on this board....ever.

It is unfortunate we live in a world that functions this way, however those that do not understand this concept are left holding the bag for so many things in life. Well put, and saved me a lot of typing.

 

[Femtech]

@Jeff: Thanks!


I don't have any Hot Toys Iron Man suits; would someone who has one or more of them mind helping me with something?

It's hard for me to tell from the Mark VII photos just how much clearance/distinction the chin has from the neck armor when the head is facing straight forward. For the previous marks that are aesthetically comparable to the VII, is there a double-chin effect when in the basic, Hall of Armor pose, or is it allllll *puff* goooood? I've looked at photos in various threads, but I'm still unsure. Cheers.

 

[boylost99]

i think this will be ard 300 +-10 USD based on the preorder price in singapore which is 379.90 SGD. its preorders for the public on 29th April for 300 sets only. just to let you guys know!

 

[DFanatic]

Just got my pre-order email guys, check your inbox!

 

[Empir3]

Dont tease provide link!

 

[ThatIsTooReal]

Just got my pre-order email guys, check your inbox!

 

[Jeff12burq]

I love how these "scalper" witch-hunt discussions always come up in the "Limited Edition" or "Exclusive Version" figure threads.

I do more reading than posting in these forums, but I just find it funny that there is always this ongoing debate about what's scalping, who's a scalper, why scalping is wrong, the moral injustice of scalping or selling an item for more than you paid, what are considered moral grounds for selling an item for more than you paid etc. etc.

Does no one in here ever buy stocks, or make investments or do anything where they are trying to make money, or buy low to sell high? Whether it's toys, commodities (gold, silver, oil), stocks, bonds or whatever...this is what an open market is. What someone does with a limited figure, or any item for that matter after they themselves have purchased it, is their business.....plain and simple. No one is forcing anyone to purchase a figure for $500 regardless of what the starting price was. If you want a figure badly enough for $500 then pay it. If you don't, then don't pay it.

I realize we're all collectors here at some level (or most of us anyway), but there are ebbs and flows in this hobby. For example, I recently got laid off so I'm forced to make some tough decisions on my collection right now and am in the process of selling pieces of my collection that I didn't think I'd have to ever sell. Am I trying to get as much as I can for the items? Darn right I am. Perhaps I'll make some money on some items, and some I won't...but I'll tell you that I want to get as much as possible for what I do have to sell, just because of the situation I'm in. If that makes me a scalper, then I guess I'm a scalper. But, even if people buy an item for the sole purpose of reselling right away, or down the road, that is their perogative.

Again, an open market is an open market and markets exist when people want to exchange goods and services for money and vice/versa.

Having said all that and back to the figure itself, I think the Battle Damaged one looks great and I'll be interested to see what the retail price on this is once it goes up for PO.

 

[Fan]

Just got my pre-order email guys, check your inbox!

Can you share the link please?

 

[Jeff12burq]

Can you share the link please?

There is no link....he was trying to make a joke

 

[Fan]

There is no link....he was trying to make a joke

damm ...

 

[Jeff12burq]

damm ...

I know....hopefully next week it will be up for PO!

 

[tommyh84]

There is no link....he was trying to make a joke

No he wasn't, I got my link, didn't you get yours?

 

[kaptainkharisma]

i got my link i got 3 of them

 

[IXI Nick IXI]

you guys are full of it. If there was a link, it would have been posted by now and more people would have said something.

 

[j97e1]

you guys are full of it. If there was a link, it would have been posted by now and more people would have said something.

You are actually replying to this in a serious way...

 

[boylost99]

would you guys buy this if it was 300 bucks?

 

[IXI Nick IXI]

i'm just saying it so people less experienced know this isnt for real

 

[tommyh84]

Sorry guys I figured someone would of posted the link so I deleted the email once I got my order in